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Advocate for Finger Lakes tourism: Lindsay Bolton and the FLXVRA
Nestled amid the picturesque Finger Lakes region, Lindsay Bolton found her calling not just in the breathtaking landscapes but in advocating for its vibrant tourism industry. Born and raised in this idyllic corner of Upstate New York, Lindsay’s passion for the area...
Heidy Seoenz: Pioneering the future of short-term rentals in El Paso
In the border town of El Paso, Texas, Heidy Seoenz’s journey from entrepreneur to short-term rental advocate has the hallmarks of a heroine in a Western flick, including the bold nicknames. Unlike the Western outlaws who earned their epithets from federal agents,...
Vacation rental conferences see improvement in male-to-female speaker ratios five years after #tieonstage
Standing on stage at the Vacation Rental World Summit in Lake Como, Italy, in October 2019, Vanessa de Souza Lage, then chief marketing officer at Rentals United, wore a black tie loosely fastened around her neck and addressed the audience. “Usually a tie is a status...
Heather Bayer: A pioneer on the frontier of vacation rental podcasts
When Heather Bayer bought her first vacation rental property in Ontario’s Cottage Country in 1997, there were scarce educational resources for new hosts and managers. At the time, property managers were the main gatekeepers of this knowledge, but they weren’t often...
Top 10 Articles of 2023
While 2023 was by no means smooth sailing for short-term rentals, one inspiring theme did emerge: STRs must be here for good. There are several layers to this phrase. Hosts and managers around the country rallied together in alliances on a bigger scale and faster pace...
How Wil Slickers found a new lease on life in hospitality
Like many hospitality professionals, Wil Slickers is a people person. He’s known for his magnetic charm and ever-growing media empire, Hospitality.FM. Hospitality seems to run so deep in his DNA that new listeners to one of his multiple podcasts might assume Wil comes...
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Linda Curry: Setting the standard for Arizona short-term rentals
Becoming president of Arizonans for Responsible Tourism was an unexpected twist in Linda Curry’s life path. She and her husband had been talking for years about whether to build a guesthouse next to their primary residence in northeast Mesa, an unincorporated part of...
NoiseAware Labor Day Sale – 50% Off For Rent Responsibly Members Through September 15th
Get protected with 100% privacy-safe noise and occupancy monitoring before the holiday travel season with an exclusive Rent Responsibly coupon code. Dallas, TX, Aug. 15, 2022: NoiseAware has launched its last big sale of the year in advance of the 2022 holiday travel...
Vodyssey CEO Shawn Moore’s sage advice on vacation rentals and following your dreams
Whether or not you’re interested in investing in vacation rentals, you can gain some wisdom from Shawn Moore, CEO of Vodyssey, a vacation rental investment education company based in Salt Lake City. His podcast, Vacation Rental Revolution, is brimming with...
Evolve: Building Hospitality one home at a time
https://www.rentresponsibly.org/enhance-guest-experience-at-your-short-term-rental-support-local-business/Over the past 10 years, the employees at Evolve, a vacation rental management company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, cultivated a company culture and values...
Case study: Autohost stops STR guest fraud at Locale
Like other short-term rental property management companies, Austin-based Locale has tried its share of software applications and automations to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of its operations. One key area of improvement they focused on was STR guest fraud....
Brittany Blackman: A passion for vacation rentals 100% from the heart
In May 2020 in the midst of the Covid pandemic, Brittany Blackman became something of an internet sensation in not only Destin vacation rentals but the vacation rental world. Holding her camera phone vertically while standing in her yard, Brittany recorded an...
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